Scholar Plus Online Learning had five eighth-grade students during the 2018-2019 school year, according to the California Department of Education.
Eastlake Middle School had the most eighth-grade students enrolled in California with 917.
According to numbers provided by the National Center for Education Services, California is expected to see a decrease of three percent in public elementary and secondary school enrollment from 2017-2029. The state expected to see the largest drop in enrollment is New Mexico with a projected 12 percent decrease, while Washington D.C. is projected to see a 14 percent increase over the same time period.
In a survey conducted by the Public Policy Institute of California, seven percent of respondents said large class sizes was the biggest issue facing California’s K-12 schools. In the same survey, 50 percent of the respondents said they did not view the financial resources their local public school was getting as adequate.
Largest 200 California Schools by Enrollment of Eighth-Grade Students
| Rank | School | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastlake Middle School | 917 |
| 2 | Rancho del Rey Middle School | 860 |
| 3 | Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle School | 808 |
| 4 | Lexington Junior High School | 788 |
| 5 | Clark Intermediate | 784 |
| 6 | South Junior High School | 750 |
| 7 | Turlock Junior High School | 734 |
| 8 | Washington Academic Middle School | 729 |
| 9 | Reyburn Intermediate | 725 |
| 10 | Paul Revere Charter Middle School | 722 |
| 11 | Katherine L. Albiani Middle School | 700 |
| 12 | Alta Sierra Intermediate | 697 |
| 13 | Toby Johnson Middle School | 687 |
| 14 | Thomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Magnet | 679 |
| 15 | Thornton Junior High School | 671 |
| 16 | Sycamore Junior High School | 668 |
| 17 | Lakeside Middle School | 662 |
| 18 | George Ellery Hale Charter Academy | 660 |
| 18 | Arroyo Seco Junior High School | 660 |
| 20 | Rosemont Middle School | 655 |
| 21 | Granite Ridge Intermediate | 650 |
| 21 | San Elijo Middle School | 650 |
| 23 | River Heights Intermediate | 649 |
| 24 | Washington Middle School | 645 |
| 25 | Rio Norte Junior High School | 644 |
| 26 | Gaspar De Portola Middle School | 634 |
| 27 | La Mesa Junior High School | 630 |
| 27 | South Gate Middle School | 630 |
| 29 | Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate | 626 |
| 30 | Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Middle School | 623 |
| 31 | Harden Middle School | 619 |
| 32 | Sutter Middle School | 613 |
| 33 | Thompson Middle School | 610 |
| 34 | John M. Horner Junior High School | 609 |
| 35 | Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate | 602 |
| 36 | Cedar Middle School | 599 |
| 37 | T.R. Smedberg Middle School | 595 |
| 38 | James Madison Middle School | 593 |
| 39 | Robert A. Millikan Affiliated Charter & Performing Arts Magnet Middle School | 591 |
| 40 | Jurupa Middle School | 589 |
| 41 | Henry T. Gage Middle School | 588 |
| 42 | La Paz Middle School | 585 |
| 42 | El Rancho Charter School | 585 |
| 44 | Stephen M. White Middle School | 584 |
| 45 | Carmel Valley Middle School | 582 |
| 46 | Serrano Intermediate | 581 |
| 46 | Horace Ensign Intermediate | 581 |
| 48 | Richard Henry Dana Middle School | 579 |
| 49 | Bonita Vista Middle School | 572 |
| 50 | Canyon Hills Junior High School | 571 |
| 51 | Robert O. Townsend Junior High School | 569 |
| 52 | Pinacate Middle School | 568 |
| 52 | Edward Harris Jr. Middle School | 568 |
| 54 | Tommie Kunst Junior High School | 567 |
| 55 | Jeffrey Trail Middle School | 557 |
| 56 | Hesperia Junior High School | 553 |
| 56 | Kraemer Middle School | 553 |
| 58 | Sequoia Middle School | 551 |
| 59 | El Sausal Middle School | 550 |
| 60 | Toro Canyon Middle School | 549 |
| 61 | Kastner Intermediate | 548 |
| 62 | El Roble Intermediate | 547 |
| 63 | Matthew Gage Middle School | 546 |
| 64 | Ranchero Middle School | 545 |
| 65 | Granite Oaks Middle School | 544 |
| 66 | Placerita Junior High School | 543 |
| 66 | Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle School | 543 |
| 68 | Walter Reed Middle School | 542 |
| 68 | Brookhurst Junior High School | 542 |
| 68 | Griffith Middle School | 542 |
| 71 | William G. Jehue Middle School | 540 |
| 71 | Valley View Middle School | 540 |
| 73 | Citrus Hills Intermediate | 538 |
| 74 | John Burroughs Middle School | 535 |
| 74 | Sierra Vista Junior High School | 535 |
| 76 | Cesar E. Chavez Middle School | 533 |
| 76 | El Cerrito Middle School | 533 |
| 78 | Culver City Middle School | 531 |
| 78 | Eleanor Murray Fallon | 531 |
| 78 | Rancho Pico Junior High School | 531 |
| 81 | Chester W. Nimitz Middle School | 528 |
| 81 | William Hopkins Junior High School | 528 |
| 83 | Thomas A. Edison Middle School | 526 |
| 84 | Bernardo Heights Middle School | 525 |
| 85 | Chaboya Middle School | 521 |
| 86 | Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School | 518 |
| 87 | Lynwood Middle School | 517 |
| 87 | Ladera Ranch Middle School | 517 |
| 89 | Santiago Middle School | 516 |
| 89 | Colton Middle School | 516 |
| 91 | Woodrow Wilson Middle School | 509 |
| 92 | Walker Junior High School | 506 |
| 93 | Marshall Middle School | 505 |
| 94 | Harriet G. Eddy Middle School | 504 |
| 94 | Centerville Junior High School | 504 |
| 96 | Robert Frost Middle School | 503 |
| 96 | Buena Park Junior High School | 503 |
| 98 | Lennox Middle School | 502 |
| 99 | Cerro Villa Middle School | 501 |
| 100 | Hilltop Middle School | 499 |
| 100 | River Springs Charter School | 499 |
| 100 | Stonecreek Junior High School | 499 |
| 103 | Hillsdale Middle School | 498 |
| 104 | Dale Junior High School | 494 |
| 104 | Dorothy McElhinney Middle School | 494 |
| 106 | Marco Forster Middle School | 491 |
| 107 | George K. Porter Middle School | 490 |
| 107 | Washington Intermediate | 490 |
| 107 | Quimby Oak Middle School | 490 |
| 110 | Itliong-Vera Cruz | 489 |
| 111 | Hughes Middle School | 488 |
| 112 | Frank Augustus Miller Middle School | 487 |
| 113 | Sunnymead Middle School | 486 |
| 113 | Gordon Griffiths Middle School | 486 |
| 115 | Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School | 485 |
| 115 | Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts | 485 |
| 117 | Samuel Jackman Middle School | 484 |
| 117 | Shivela Middle School | 484 |
| 119 | Oak Valley Middle School | 483 |
| 120 | Oak Avenue Intermediate | 482 |
| 120 | Mayfair High School | 482 |
| 122 | Folsom Middle School | 481 |
| 123 | Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High School | 480 |
| 123 | Valley Oak Middle School | 480 |
| 123 | Ernest Lawrence Middle School | 480 |
| 123 | Palm Desert Charter Middle School | 480 |
| 123 | Mitchell Intermediate | 480 |
| 128 | Terrace Hills Middle School | 479 |
| 128 | Lakeview Leadership Academy | 479 |
| 130 | Sutter Middle School | 477 |
| 131 | Ysmael Villegas Middle School | 476 |
| 131 | Canyon Middle School | 476 |
| 131 | D. Russell Parks Junior High School | 476 |
| 131 | John Muir Middle School | 476 |
| 135 | Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School | 475 |
| 135 | Gerald P. Carr Intermediate | 475 |
| 135 | Eleanor J. Toll Middle School | 475 |
| 138 | Barbara Worth Junior High School | 474 |
| 139 | Joe Walker Middle School | 472 |
| 139 | California Middle School | 472 |
| 141 | Lodi Middle School | 471 |
| 142 | Norris Middle School | 467 |
| 142 | William Mulholland Middle School | 467 |
| 142 | Charles Blackstock Junior High School | 467 |
| 145 | Manhattan Beach Middle School | 466 |
| 145 | Abraham Lincoln Middle School | 466 |
| 147 | Sierra Vista Middle School | 465 |
| 147 | Joseph Kerr Middle School | 465 |
| 149 | Serrano Middle School | 462 |
| 149 | Ball Junior High School | 462 |
| 149 | Rincon Valley Middle School | 462 |
| 152 | Roosevelt Junior High School | 461 |
| 152 | Robert L. McCaffrey Middle School | 461 |
| 154 | Earl Warren Junior High School | 460 |
| 155 | Ramona Middle School | 459 |
| 156 | Desert Ridge Academy | 458 |
| 156 | Windemere Ranch Middle School | 458 |
| 158 | Creekside Junior High School | 457 |
| 159 | Sequoia Middle School | 456 |
| 160 | La Colina Junior High School | 455 |
| 161 | James Rutter Middle School | 454 |
| 162 | Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate | 453 |
| 162 | Alexander Fleming Middle School | 453 |
| 162 | Day Creek Intermediate | 453 |
| 165 | Amelia Earhart Middle School | 452 |
| 165 | La Joya Middle School | 452 |
| 165 | Diegueno Middle School | 452 |
| 165 | Chaparral Middle School | 452 |
| 165 | Montgomery Middle School | 452 |
| 165 | Brea Junior High School | 452 |
| 165 | Tenaya Middle School | 452 |
| 165 | Helms Middle School | 452 |
| 165 | Meadowbrook Middle School | 452 |
| 174 | Robert E. Peary Middle School | 451 |
| 174 | Richard E. Byrd Middle School | 451 |
| 174 | Glacier Point Middle School | 451 |
| 177 | Francisco Sepulveda Middle School | 450 |
| 177 | Ethel Dwyer Middle School | 450 |
| 179 | Chipman Junior High School | 449 |
| 180 | El Sereno Middle School | 448 |
| 180 | Wendy Lopour Doty Middle School | 448 |
| 182 | Palm Middle School | 446 |
| 182 | Laguna Middle School | 446 |
| 182 | Joe Baca | 446 |
| 185 | Isaac Fesler Junior High School | 445 |
| 186 | Spring View Middle School | 444 |
| 187 | Willis Jepson Middle School | 443 |
| 187 | San Marcos Middle School | 443 |
| 189 | Thomas Jefferson Middle School | 442 |
| 190 | Mountain View Middle School | 441 |
| 190 | Kenilworth Junior High School | 441 |
| 190 | Mary R. Stauffer Middle School | 441 |
| 190 | Kings Canyon Middle School | 441 |
| 190 | Raymond J. Fisher Middle School | 441 |
| 195 | Etiwanda Intermediate | 440 |
| 196 | Wilmington Middle Science Technology Engineering Arts Mathematics (STEAM) Magnet | 439 |
| 197 | Cope Middle School | 438 |
| 198 | Hollenbeck Middle School | 437 |
| 199 | Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate | 436 |
| 199 | Newark Junior High School | 436 |
